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1Paul grounds his prayer for faithful living and his labor for the church in Christ’s supremacy over creation and reconciliation through his death.2Paul grounds believers’ freedom from deceptive teaching and human religious demands in Christ’s fullness and their union with him.3Paul grounds the church’s shared life and household conduct in union with Christ, calling believers to holiness under his lordship.4Paul closes by placing prayer, speech, and shared service under Christ’s authority, with his own chains still in view.
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